Bracelet connection



May 24, 1932. R, K1N@ 1,860,312 BlACELET CONNECTION y l Filed Feb. 118, 1932 tion g Patented May 24, 1932 UNITED sraris RUFUs KING, 0F PLAINvILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, AssIeNoRTo BUGBE sa ivimisoom" PANY, or NORTH ATTLEBORO,.MAssAcifrUsETTs BRACELET. co 1vmiic'rloisrr y Application'mea'February 12;,.1's1a3aY seriai No. 593,703.l l Y ,j Y of the link A at one endY of'the bracelet., the 4 rlhis invention relates to bracelet connections, and the primary object thereof is toV provide an improved and simplified connec-` tion for the two ends ofV aV bracelet, which E connection is adjustable and which can Vbe easily and quickly manipulated in the adj ustment thereof. The invention further aims to provide a connection of this type which can be made 1g without the use of solder and which involv-es a minimum of parts which can be veasily and quickly assembled.

In the drawings: Figure l is a top plan view `of the inven- Figure 2 is a topedge view partly broken away,and in section; v

Figure Sis a bottom plan view showing.

the connector in open position;V l Figuret is a detail plan view ofthe catch; and

Figure '5 is a section on line 5 u-rel.

In proceeding in accordancewith the prese ent invention a body member l is provided 5 of Figwhich is formed of a sheet of metal of sub-o` stantially rectangular form having its opposite sides turned inwardly as indicated at 2 in Figure 5 to form a pair of spaced opposed or confrontingV guides. is formed with a series of spaced notches 4 providing keepers for a latch member 5. The latch asl shown in Figure 4 isof substantially U-shape andhas one end 16 Vturned inwardly to provide a supporting arm which slides on the bottom 3 of the member l while its. opposite end is turned outwardly as indicated at 7 to provide a catch or inger 7 which latter is engageable with a selected one of the keepers 4. vA cover 9 is hinged at 8 to the body l and has its free end formed Awith a snap catch-11 and a finger engaging projection 10, the snap catchbeing formed to snap into engagement witha keeper l2 which latsite end of the body 1 which extension `is guides 2 so as to receive Yin'such space an end One ofV the guidesl lthe linvention aims to provide.

ter is formed by an eXtensionatthe oppo moved tothe closed Vposition shown in the.

Figure l with its'jcatchll engaged'with the keeper' l2. When itv is desired to "adjust the spaces between the links A and Bat the' ends of the bracelet it"` is merely necessary to epress inwardly on the finger or catch` 7 l to@ move Y*same out of; thekeeper following which vthe member 5 is slidfto the desiredextent after which the catch 7 willthen snap intoengagei ment fwith oneof the adjacent keepers 4, whereupon the device latched in its adjusted position. i, Y The arm V6 acts asa stabilizing.; bearingv `for the catch 5 to afford easier adjusting movements thereof. From the foregoiiigit vwillbe seen that the entirev structure is corn-V posed ofbut four parts, namely. the body,

the cover, the catchmemberf, and the pintle of the hinge 8, all the parts being' vsusceptible of metalstampings and manufacture and can be i easily and vquickly assembled fand like manipulated in the various operations whichf As shown particularly inFigures l and the cover 9 engages theinner side edges ofA j Y i the guides 2 and lies substantially flush' therewith so that `a smooth construction is had eliminating obviously objectionable projections. j Y Y j i v It will furthermore beseen thatdue tothe spacing of the ends 6 and 7 of the latch mein'- berf the link B can be easily and quickl threadedV into engagement with vthe latc member. 'j Having thus described myfinventionwhat is" automatically i "so: Y

I claim as new and desire to secure byLetJVVV i ters Patent is :-l I L Y Y 1.V Ina bracelet connector, a memberhav-l ing sides whichareturned inwardly to form uides and having an' end'which is curledvto orm a keeper, a cover "hinged .to the member opposite'the keeper and havinga catch to engage the latter, one of the guides having e l' L v11,860,31a

a" series l,of spaced openings, and a substany Vtially-U-shapedlatch member having its sides 'engaged Vin the respective guides and havingl one o fits ends turned inwardly at anangle to A:form a stabilizer for engagement with Vthe inner/ face ofthe body and having its Aoppo-y site vend turned outwardly to form a :catch e for selective engagement in the openings@v 2. YIn a bracelet connector, a member havm :ingsides whichfanetiirned inwardly tof'or'me guides and having an end `curled'teh Y form a keeper, a cover hingedvto the member opposite the keeper and'havinga catch to en-`A f 'i gagethe latter, one of .the guides havinga l mseries of spaced openings, and afresil'ient ,y latch having parts received inthe rgespec'tive l guides and having arlatcliing `1in-ger `engage- Y able through a selected `.onefjof the openings. 3. A bracelet yconnector composed kof Va .body plflavng'speed @guides .and ,havin-g a keeper,-acover-'hinged to th-ebo'dy 1and having '1a catch. -to engage A the keeper, a seriesof vspaced keepers ialong ...one side .of the guides .on thenbodlypand va substantially Usha'ped" 1' latch :member havin-g its sidesengaged' with the/"guides, andllavin-g one .enel turned ont- Y *Y :W/ rdlytogform-a latchingjfingzl which iis -en-gageable with fafkeeperJ-o theseries of l keepers.,` i

' LY In afbraeelet connector@ body l1avi-raggi` kspaced opposed guides, a cover hinged ,to the body -at a point-,spaced from the gui-des so as 1 toafQIdfaspa-ce:between the guides and the l hinge to receive a link, `said coverbeing-nei @..f ceived 'in the space between the guides and Vlying substantially flush therewith, means '-to latcln vthe .cover to ftheV body, Akeepers carried ,by the body .and a link engaging-catch mem.- `,ber having parts slidable in lthe guidesand -m v hav-iaig tin-ger engageablewith fthe keepers.

In testimony whereof lI'haveSigned my name ft@ tlglS'SPeC-iffafton' i 'l Y i i ,e RUFUS Y 

